@article{ref1,
title="The risks from ingestion of cleaning tablets for dentures and dental prostheses",
journal="Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde",
year="1998",
author="Meulenbelt, J. and De Vries, I. and Van Zoelen, G. A.",
volume="142",
number="44",
pages="2408-2411",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and severity of intoxication caused by cleansing tablets for dental plates or dental prostheses. DESIGN: Questionnaire study. SETTING: National Poisons Control Centre, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. METHOD: In 1996, all 78 physicians who requested information from the Centre about intoxications with cleansing tablets for dental plates or dental prostheses were sent a questionnaire enquiring about the exposure situations and the severity of the effects of the intoxications. RESULTS: Forty-six questionnaires (59%) were returned. Older people (24; 52%) and children (14; 30%) constituted the largest groups of intoxicated. As a rule, accidental ingestion of the tablets was involved. In most cases, one tablet had been swallowed. Local effects, mostly of a mild nature, were reported in 22 patients. Systemic effects were reported in two patients but in these cases the connection with the ingestion was doubtful.<p /><p>Language: nl</p>",
language="nl",
issn="0028-2162",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}